C-DAC’s Advanced Computing Training School (ACTS) was found in 1993 to add quality training in high-end technologies to existing and prospective users of advanced computing. The Diploma in Embedded Systems Design (DESD) is a five months fulltime course comprising of six modules and an industry relevant project and a seminar. Each daily session comprises two hours of classroom lecture followed by four hours of lab work. A project work for one month will be assigned to the students throughout the course.